. >> steve: i don't have a girlfriend. i have a wife. >> then your wife says she wants something, you better put it in there. >> gretchen: this is all by creative memories. find out more about it in the after the show show. she's going to stick around. >> brian: eric cantor tomorrow. bill: good morning, everybody. this is live look at centre college, danville, kentucky. good morning, everybody, that's where we start. martha is out today. i'm bill hemmer. welcome here. >> i'm alisyn camerota in for martha bill: we have new fox following polling numbers leaning toward the republican ticket. president obama at 51, joe biden at 44%. whatever the numbers, paul ryan says he is ready to go later tonight. >> what i'm excited about is we get to offer the american people a very clear choice. joe biden has been on the stage before. he has been on the big stages. it is my first time. what he can't run from president obama's indefensible record. they're offering more of the same. i'm excited because we have a chance to offer the countr